Guenkam Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Guenkam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Guenkam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Guenkam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Guenkam Come From? nationality or country of origin

Guenkam occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Guenkam.

How Common Is The Last Name Guenkam? popularity and diffusion

The last name Guenkam is the 3,432,070th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Guenkam is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Guenkam reside; 97 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 649,033. In Cameroon Guenkam is primarily concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 81 percent are found, West Region, where 9 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 3 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guemkam86659/
Ngenkam8626/
Kuenkam8611/
Ghenkam862/
Genkham861/
Guenkan861/
Guinkam861/
Gaengkam805/
Kuenkham804/
Nkuenkam801/
Ngwenkam801/
Ginkam771/
Genkan770/
Kuengkham7561/
Gaengkham755/
Kwenkam7157/
Kuinkam7136/
Guimkam7118/
Kuenkan712/
Genkhan711/
Guemkan711/
Nginkam711/
Guemkoum671/
Guenkoun671/
Gwenkane671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Guenkam
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